Nobel Prize 2018

The Swedish Academy is at pains to repair its reputation after a devastating scandal that saw Frenchman Jean-Claude Arnault, who has close ties to the Academy, jailed for rape in 2018

In pics: Meet the 2018 Nobel laureates

The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, economics and activism for peace.

Nordhaus and Romer were awarded the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize for integrating innovation and climate with economic growth